Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-03

ranscm of these cities upon the aiterhs-
tive of destroying them by lombard
ment.
The bill was then reported to the SEN
ate and passed.
The Indian appropriation bill WAS
then reported.
Mr.. Hawley gave notice that ne
would next Monday move TO take up
Senate bills 10 encourage the manuiac-
ture of steel for ordnance purposes ior
the army and q similar bill for the navy
These were bills which had been re-
ported unanimously by the Committee
ON Coast Defences, and the commlttee
had been waiting an unreasonable time
TO ask the Senate to consider them
After fruitless attempts ION the part
principally, of Democratic senators) 70
90 into Executive session, the Senate,
at Z 20 o'clock, adjourned
House OF Representatives.
On motion of Mr.. Morrison the order
setting apart tomorrow for the conside-
ration of business reported from the
Committee on Foreign Affairs was va
Gated. and an order made setting apart
February Sth for that purpose.
The credentials of Hugh II. Price -
representative from the Eighth con.
gressional district of Wisconsin to MI
the vacancy caused by the death OF his
father were presented and read, and
Mr.. Price appeared at the bar OF tse
House and qualified.
Mr.. Taulbee, of Kentucky, as pm
| vileged question called up the message
of the President vetoing the bill grant
ing a pension TO Carter W. Tiller. The
pension was granted on the ground
that Tiller was the dependent father OF
n soldier who died III AndersonYllle
prison. The veto was based on the
| Presidents belief that Tiller is neither
deserving nor dependent.
Mr.. Springer, OF Illinois, raised the
question of consideration, but the
House decided-I35 to 108-to con-
slider the pension case. After some
debate the House refused TO pass the
bill OYER the veto-136 to 115, not .
constitutional two thirds in the allirma-
tive.
Mr.. Hatch, Of Missouri, from the
| Committee on Agriculture, reported
back. without amendment, Senate bill
for the establishment of agricultural
experiment stations. Referred to Com
| mittee of the Whole.
Mr.. Norwood, from the Committee
on Naval Affairs, reported on the JOINT
resolution authorizing the Secretary OF
the Navy to rcadvertise for bids for the
construction of Cruiser No. |, and TO
contract for its construction for any
sum which, together with the cost OF
equipment, not including armament,
shall not exceed 81 100000. Referred
to Committee Of the Whole.
Mr.. Oates, of Alabama, from the
Committee on the Revision OF the Laws,
called up in the morning hour the bill
to prohibit the appointment of congress
sional committees to attend funerals at
the public expense outside of the Dis
trict of Columbia, and also to prohibit
the dnping of public buildings In
mourning, exceptupon the order OF the
President. He said the bill was In
tended to correct al abuse which had
crown up from thepnctice of manifest
ing what was deemed due respect to de-
ceased members. He had not been
able to ascertain with accuracy the
amount of expense attending a Joint
committee of the two houses. They
varied from 81 600 to as highas $40, 00t
and S20,0O0 The practice was wholly
unnecessary az a mark of respect, and
should be discontinued.
Mr.. Hammond, of Georgia, thought
it would be well to leave the matter us
it stands. There had been IA good deal
of newspaper talk about improper con
duct by funeral committees. He had
never attended one, but he knew gen
tlomen who had. They were gentle
men of high tone and incapable of mis-
conduct on such occasions ; therefore
he believed that most of the articles Oh
such subjects were lies.
Mr.. Allen, Of Mississippi, said thai
he had occasion to submit some sensl
bic remarks on this subject at the last
session. These remarks seemed to have
taken.a very deep hold upon the coun
try. His constituents had been Sc
deeply impressed with these remarks
that they had returned him to the Eff
tieth Congress without opposition. A
short time after he arrived at home one
of his best friends had come to him anc
said John, old fellow, you were
right in what you said about Them con
gressional funerals, and your friends
here all endorse You. You tell then
fellows up there that if You die yor
don't ask Congress To bury you. You
have plenty of friends here who vii
take pleasure in doing it," Laughter.
Referring to the remark OF MIR. Ham
mond, to the effect shat he would dis
p like to see the spectacle of people goin;
around begging members to accompany
the body of a dead colleague ut thei
own expense, Mr.. Allen remarked tina
poverty was not confined TO Congress
and that there was no reason why con
eressmen should be buried at the ex
pense of the poor people Of the coun
= try. If member OF Congress, though
he were poor, came here and did hi
duty as a faithful representative, non
p of his friends would have to go aroun'
begging for volunteers to take his deal
> body home.
= MIR. Oates criticised the practice @
r appointing funeral committees, dc
claring that it was not mark of respec
I or of sincere sorrow. But for the re
D spect he had for the Senate and tn
: House. he could mention some cases
| which would shock the country, of mls
l conduct on the part of members {
e Congress while accompanying the r.
\ mains of deceased colleagues to the
r place OF burial.
e On motion OF Mr.. Hammond, tn
e bill was laid upon the table-119 TO Il
;, Mr.. Oates then called up the bill at
u thorizing the appointment and pre-
r scribing the compensation OF clerks
e Senators and Representatives, but I'll
e morning hour expired before actio
was taken.
t The House then went into Commute
;. of the Whole on the pleuro-pneumon
/ bill.
II Mr.. Hammond offered an amendmel
i limiting to forty the number of person
|, who may be employed at any one tin
Il to carry out the provisions OF the nc
" Lost-50 10 80.